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Hanover vs Ogunquit vs Plymouth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the highest household income ($153k).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
Plymouth has the most affordable homes ($292k median).
Hanover is a college town. 49.8% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hanover | Ogunquit | Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,479Highest |
1,379Lowest |
6,601 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 21.8±0.3Lowest 44% below U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
24.6±3.4 37% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±2.2 U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.6%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Plymouth and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 89.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 49.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
33.7%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $153,281±$26kHighest 90% above U.S. |
$114,259±$56k 42% above U.S. |
$77,027±$26kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Ogunquit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $842,600±$97k 153% above U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$292,400±$22kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,254±$249Highest 60% above U.S. |
— | $1,108±$255Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,288 102% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.8%±11.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
56.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 28% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.7%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ogunquit and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 120 in NH | — | #47 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Plymouth School District · Pemi-Baker Regional School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Plymouth Regional High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.